Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Deaths, y ear 1920, According to a ge and Ward.
Disease | Under 1 | 1—5 | 6—15 | 16—25 | 26-45 | 46—65 | Over 65 | North | South | East | West | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enteric Fever. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 13 |
Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | ... | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 38 |
Tubercular Meningitis | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Organic Heart Disease | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 50 |
Bronchitis | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 86 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Alcoholism | ... | ... | ...... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis and Brights Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Parturition, ,apart from Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital Debility, &c. | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 | |
Violence, apart from Suicide | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Other Defined Diseases | 12 | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 91 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
totals | 92 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 63 | 115 | 85 | 66 | 130 | 167 | 86 | 449 |